WEBVTT - 080324 The Right’s Attacks on Kamala Harris (Part 1)

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<v Speaker 1>Broadcasting from the hip Hoplicly Studios. I'd like to welcome

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<v Speaker 1>you back to another episode of Civic Cipher, where our

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<v Speaker 1>mission is to foster allyship empathy and understanding. I am

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<v Speaker 1>your host, Ramsey's job.

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<v Speaker 2>He is Ramsey's job. I am q Ward. You are

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully happily listening.

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<v Speaker 1>To Civic Cipher. Yeah, I hope you are too. We

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<v Speaker 1>have a great show in store for you. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of things that we want to talk about, and

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<v Speaker 1>we will ultimately talk about, but this episode, we feel

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<v Speaker 1>like that we've heard and seen so much nonsense online that.

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<v Speaker 2>We're lots lots of misinformation.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, So we're going to take this episode and

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to discuss the rights attack on Kamala Harris

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<v Speaker 1>and decide whether or not that's well founded.

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<v Speaker 2>I love hearing you say Kamala, not Kamala, as our

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<v Speaker 2>former presidence says. I know that I mispronounced names wrong

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<v Speaker 2>all the time. Not on purpose, though, yeah, but I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like, yeah, he does it on purpose, He doesn't intentionally.

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<v Speaker 2>All of us just pronounced people's names all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>But I was going to get this one right. So

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<v Speaker 2>Kamala Harris.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, the right has these really strange attacks on her,

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<v Speaker 1>some of them really gross, some of them are just

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<v Speaker 1>not They're unfounded.

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<v Speaker 3>And unfortunately not all by the right.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and we're going to share what those attacks are.

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<v Speaker 1>And then for the second part of the show, we

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<v Speaker 1>are going to discuss the black attack on Kamala Harris.

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<v Speaker 1>And these are some things that you know, it's important

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<v Speaker 1>for you to know about because there are some people

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<v Speaker 1>who would listen to voices be critical of Kamala Harris

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<v Speaker 1>if those voices were black voices, because then it removes

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<v Speaker 1>the racial bias. So these are potential allies listening to

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<v Speaker 1>their black black people they look up to, and if

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<v Speaker 1>those black people are then critical of Kamala Harris, then

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<v Speaker 1>those allies might think I should be critical of Kamala

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<v Speaker 1>Harris too, And a lot of their arguments are unfounded

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<v Speaker 1>as well. And so we're going to go through a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of the things you might have seen online in

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<v Speaker 1>today's episode. But before we get there, going to start off,

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<v Speaker 2>They contemplated calling themselves the Redeemed Team, but ultimately just

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<v Speaker 2>time everything was different and it is great to see

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<v Speaker 1>Talk to him, Okay, the rights attack attacks plural on

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<v Speaker 1>Kamala Harris. So one of the things that we hear

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<v Speaker 1>a lot is.

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<v Speaker 3>What is her record as a politician?

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<v Speaker 1>Now, I want to share with you something and putting

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<v Speaker 1>together this episode, we took some content from social media,

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<v Speaker 1>right because you've undoubtedly come across a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>sharing content talking about how Kamala Harris locks up black

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<v Speaker 1>people for weed charges and how Kamala Harris is not

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<v Speaker 1>black and all kinds of weird stuff, right, And I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be honest, even some of that stuff I fell for.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not to say that Kamala Harris is a perfect person.

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<v Speaker 1>I cannot say that. And the most perfect person for

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<v Speaker 1>any job is Ramsay's in Ramses's opinion.

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<v Speaker 2>Important to say when you say you fail for it,

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<v Speaker 2>because I think this is very very important context, just

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<v Speaker 2>to help our listeners understand how similar they are to

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<v Speaker 2>even us. And we do this all the time when

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<v Speaker 2>we felt susceptible to some of these same lies. We

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<v Speaker 2>were looking for the perfect candidate, just like you are right,

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<v Speaker 2>And what that does to us is we cannibalize each other,

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<v Speaker 2>We poke holes in one another, We hold each other

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<v Speaker 2>under such high levels of scrutiny that no one lives

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<v Speaker 2>up to it. And those that oppose us do not

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<v Speaker 2>do such a thing. So it kind of handicaps us.

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<v Speaker 2>As in these cases, while we're looking for perfect they've

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<v Speaker 2>already accepted all the flaws of their candidate. Not only that,

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<v Speaker 2>but they fortified them they've made that person impenetrable and

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<v Speaker 2>pregnable and undefeatable, that you can't say anything wrong because

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<v Speaker 2>not only do they know it, but they accept it

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<v Speaker 2>and they praise it, and it's kind of there. They

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<v Speaker 2>turned it into a rallying cry. So when you say

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<v Speaker 2>you fail for it, that you were duped, it was like, Okay, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>this is another reason why she's not the perfect candidate.

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<v Speaker 2>This is who I would vote for. And in a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of cases, some people are not out to hate her,

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<v Speaker 2>they're just looking for ideal and unfortunately we cannot afford

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<v Speaker 2>to be idealist. We have to be on the realist

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<v Speaker 2>and on the side of what's best for us. So

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<v Speaker 2>when you say you fail for it too, it wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>because you were susceptible to conspiracy or easy to dupe.

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<v Speaker 2>It was you're just like some of our listeners. You

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<v Speaker 2>wanted us to have the best candidate possible. So anyone

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<v Speaker 2>poking a hole in the case of the candidate that

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<v Speaker 2>you didn't have at the top of your list without

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<v Speaker 2>even researching, you just grab a hold to that point

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<v Speaker 2>and say, Okay, that's what I need, that's what I needed.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, so let me give you that and let me

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<v Speaker 1>give everyone this just so that you understand how susceptible

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<v Speaker 1>all of us are to these sorts of things. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>now little different. I'm gonna give you some context. When

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<v Speaker 1>Kamala Harris first ran for president, I was all the

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<v Speaker 1>way in the deep end for Bernie Sanders, right politically,

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<v Speaker 1>like so for people that say, oh, you're just voting

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<v Speaker 1>for her because she's black, Bernie's not black. Bernie was

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<v Speaker 1>talking the way that I wanted a candidate to talk.

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<v Speaker 1>And Kamala Harris, this is what I thought at the

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<v Speaker 1>time because this was what was shared online, right, so

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<v Speaker 1>I fall for it too. As much of a journalist

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<v Speaker 1>as I try to be, Kamala Harris was locking up

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<v Speaker 1>all the black people.

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<v Speaker 2>This also I thought, very early in our journalist journey.

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<v Speaker 3>That's fair, and that's fair.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's what I thought, yes, and then now that

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<v Speaker 1>but Bernie was my guy, so there was no way

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<v Speaker 1>I was picking anyone else. I wasn't picking Joe Biden

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<v Speaker 1>until Joe Biden was the only choice.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was also easy to believe that a prosecuting

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<v Speaker 2>attorney would that comes with the joke, lock someone up,

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<v Speaker 2>even if it wasn't specifically black. Okay, that's what she

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<v Speaker 2>does for a living. So yeah, that makes makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't really rock with the police law like that.

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<v Speaker 2>So Bernie said, wasn't saying that? And she was.

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<v Speaker 3>So that was a very simple choice for me. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>But now that I have to have a critical examination

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<v Speaker 1>and there's no Bernie Sanders around, it's just her or

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump. Now that I'm forced to really look at

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<v Speaker 1>what happened there, I end up with a show like

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<v Speaker 1>Today's show, and again where online you might find some

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<v Speaker 1>folks that are saying, Kamala Harris did this, and Kamala

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<v Speaker 1>Harris did that. I promise you on today's show, Ramses.

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<v Speaker 3>Did the research. Q did the research.

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<v Speaker 1>So we got something for you, and we will cite

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<v Speaker 1>as many of our sources as we can. But we

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<v Speaker 1>do know that, you know, we're radio broadcasters with a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of this stuff lives in an online space, so

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<v Speaker 1>we're responding in kindness. We are going to share some

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<v Speaker 1>videos with you of some folks who started us on

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<v Speaker 1>our research journey and they gave us the places to look.

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<v Speaker 2>And you can do your due diligence. Absolutely have to

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<v Speaker 2>just take our word for it, but here we go.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to start with, what is her record as

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<v Speaker 2>a politician. This is a primary attack on the right.

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<v Speaker 3>So let's go.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't need politicians to state things. I need politicians

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<v Speaker 4>to do things. This message for Amanda Sales and Amanda

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<v Speaker 4>Sials only central a lot of questions about things that

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<v Speaker 4>Common and our team have done. I figured I take

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<v Speaker 4>de liberty to outline some of the bills to see

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<v Speaker 4>introduced when she was a senator. The COVID Bias An

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<v Speaker 4>Anti Racism Act of twenty twenty, Water for Tomorrow Act

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<v Speaker 4>of twenty twenty, Improving Pandemic Preparedness and Response, Bill to

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<v Speaker 4>Save Our Street Act, Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act, Closing

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<v Speaker 4>the Mill Gap Act of twenty twenty, The Black Maternal

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<v Speaker 4>Health Act of twenty twenty. That's a good one. The

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<v Speaker 4>Accountability for Utilities Executive Act. Now that one stopped people

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<v Speaker 4>from getting golden parachutes. If the utility company was going

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<v Speaker 4>through a merger, acquisition, or bank receive of any conc they.

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<v Speaker 3>Couldn't get paid out. And everybody's got let go.

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<v Speaker 4>The Ending Homelessness Act of twenty nineteen. Then we got

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<v Speaker 4>the hold on. Wait minute, it's a hold on. I

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<v Speaker 4>can't read that well, you get the point though. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 4>it's signed for a new class of influencers, those that

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<v Speaker 4>find more answers than ask questions, those that care about

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<v Speaker 4>the communities and providing the information and factual data. I'm

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<v Speaker 4>tired of the contraller and rhetoric I've seen on this

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<v Speaker 4>app from our own people when it comes to politics,

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<v Speaker 4>and it's time for something.

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<v Speaker 1>New, Okay, So we want to give credit to this.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh So, Isaac Hayes posted that the guy's name was

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<v Speaker 2>easy shot oh four, and I think that might have

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<v Speaker 2>been from a TikTok. I'm not sure that's but Isaac

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<v Speaker 2>Hayes the third that was on his instagram.

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<v Speaker 3>So you can start there.

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<v Speaker 1>And then find a sure way backwards. So so they

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<v Speaker 1>just leaving the footprints for you to go back. But

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<v Speaker 1>obviously he said as much can fit in a TikTok,

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<v Speaker 1>and then toward the end he's like, I can't read

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<v Speaker 1>that fast. You couldn't see it. But visually there were

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<v Speaker 1>just more and more things, a.

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<v Speaker 2>Bunch of bills that she either sponsored or authored that

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<v Speaker 2>were beneficial to marginalized community all over this country.

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<v Speaker 1>This is her record as a politician. Again, these are

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<v Speaker 1>attacks from the right. Another attack from the right is

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<v Speaker 1>what has she done as vice president? We have another

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<v Speaker 1>video that we're going to share here, and this is

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<v Speaker 1>just this. This comes from Doo Hughley, and there's rather

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<v Speaker 1>more in this video than just what she's done for

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<v Speaker 1>his level of self accountability and honesty with regards to

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<v Speaker 1>our vice president exactly because what you're about to hear

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<v Speaker 1>is this makes it okay to say, you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>I might have been wrong if indeed you are one

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<v Speaker 1>of those people that has been like in my comments

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<v Speaker 1>saying Ramses, what are you talking about? I'm talking about. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>we can't give this country over to Project twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five and another and foremost and another Trump presidency, right

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<v Speaker 1>because then we're fixed in that lock and step into

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<v Speaker 1>that direction in perpetuity and the rest of my life

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<v Speaker 1>will look like that.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what I mean?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm about how way through probably more than that. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm black, so I die young.

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<v Speaker 2>There's two things with the point that you just made

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<v Speaker 2>that have become more and more uncomfortable for me daily.

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<v Speaker 2>One of them is the there have been a benefit

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<v Speaker 2>of the doubt extended to every vice president ever, and

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<v Speaker 2>then now with her it's she's done nothing as vice president,

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<v Speaker 2>which you don't have to do any research.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, that's not true.

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<v Speaker 2>There's nobody who done nothing as vice president, even Mike Pence,

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<v Speaker 2>who neither of us would support. But the idea that

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<v Speaker 2>someone got to the second highest office in the country

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<v Speaker 2>and did nothing, it's not a vacation, you know, and

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<v Speaker 2>just hang out and you're not just a chilling. And secondly,

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<v Speaker 2>those both sides of the argument. People who are suggesting that, well,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, both parties feel like this could be the

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<v Speaker 2>last election. Well one party saying that, and they have

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<v Speaker 2>a plan and have a plan to make that the truth. So, like,

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<v Speaker 2>we got to stop with this rhetoric, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, So let's let's get to this, and I want

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<v Speaker 1>you to listen for what has she done as VP?

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<v Speaker 1>Because he it's really brief and really shortened on much

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<v Speaker 1>longer conversation, but it's there.

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<v Speaker 3>So let's fire this one off.

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<v Speaker 5>Tamala Harris did not, in fact lock up the thousands

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<v Speaker 5>of people that I said she did. I told that like,

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<v Speaker 5>and I have apologized to it. Not only have I apologized,

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<v Speaker 5>I've said to her, not only am I going to

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<v Speaker 5>keep apologizing because I think it did that much damage.

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<v Speaker 5>I am going to do what I can do to

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<v Speaker 5>make sure you become the forty seven. At this time,

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<v Speaker 5>I said, I said to her, when I apologize, I'm

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<v Speaker 5>going to make sure you get elected. I didn't say

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<v Speaker 5>re elected, I said elected and now here. It is

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<v Speaker 5>that opportunity to me, that is divine, That is supposed

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<v Speaker 5>to something that's supposed.

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<v Speaker 3>To have happened.

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<v Speaker 5>If you are the people right now who are misquoting

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<v Speaker 5>her record, we are not the same. If you believe

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<v Speaker 5>that her locking people up from weed is worse than

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<v Speaker 5>a man who says he wants to give a dope

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<v Speaker 5>talers the definitely we are not the same. If you

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<v Speaker 5>want me to remember her past but not Trump's past,

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<v Speaker 5>were not the same. If you want to re mind

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<v Speaker 5>me of her record but don't want to talk about

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<v Speaker 5>Project twenty twenty five. Have you ever know the same

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<v Speaker 5>black people that want to tell you she sold all

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<v Speaker 5>these weed and locked all these people up, I'll tell

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<v Speaker 5>you that they don't believe the twenty twenty five is

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<v Speaker 5>Trunk's planned for a second for a second term.

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<v Speaker 3>There is a reason for that.

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<v Speaker 5>If you're telling me you're not gonna vote for her,

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<v Speaker 5>because she has a white husband, then we're not the same.

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<v Speaker 5>But if you're going to say she has a white husband,

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<v Speaker 5>you better have a black wife when you say it.

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<v Speaker 5>Don't tell me that somebody's Ladin or Asian. I think

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<v Speaker 5>that's that shouldn't be a predicate the predicant anyway. But

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<v Speaker 5>if you are accusing her malet the choices, you better

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<v Speaker 5>make sure yours are in line with the actors accusations

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<v Speaker 5>you made. We are not the same. If these are, Well,

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<v Speaker 5>she ain't black enough. I'll tell you what. She's a

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<v Speaker 5>black woman. She went to Oakland. She's from Oakland. She

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<v Speaker 5>went to an HPCU. She's an Aka. She had a

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<v Speaker 5>boyfriend named Willie, and she got a name. First name

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<v Speaker 5>is hard for everybody pronounce. It sounds different than it's failed.

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<v Speaker 5>That's black enough for me. But what I do know

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<v Speaker 5>for sure is that she can win if we decide

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<v Speaker 5>it is so. And if that is not your goal,

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<v Speaker 5>we are not the same. Your we and my wei

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<v Speaker 5>are not the same.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, she is she? She everything else? I don't care

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<v Speaker 3>about none of that. I ain't got time to terry.

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<v Speaker 5>What I'm trying to do is to make sure that

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<v Speaker 5>I make good on something I wrong this woman. I

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<v Speaker 5>lied on her and hurt her reputation. And if you

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<v Speaker 5>tell me, where was she at for four years, you idiot?

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<v Speaker 5>She is the vice president of the United States of America,

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<v Speaker 5>and the vice presidency is a ceremonial position.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a ceremonial.

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<v Speaker 5>Positions and your job as vice president is to do

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<v Speaker 5>what the president says. You think that ain't true, getting

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<v Speaker 5>most of that, your job to start talking bad about

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<v Speaker 5>your boss. See see how that works out. You a

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<v Speaker 5>vice anything, and you think you would tell the president

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<v Speaker 5>what to do. It was a ceremonial position she did

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<v Speaker 5>when she was supposed to. Being mad at a vice

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<v Speaker 5>president would be like being mad as a backup quarterback

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<v Speaker 5>because the quarterback through an interception.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know that to be true.

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<v Speaker 5>You are saying all these things because whatever you have

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<v Speaker 5>on your mind, whatever your mindset is, it is not

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<v Speaker 5>the same as mine. I don't begrudge you for how

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<v Speaker 5>you feel, but I ain't got time to play with you.

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<v Speaker 5>My goal is to make right something I did wrong.

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<v Speaker 5>It is to make sure I keep my word, and

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<v Speaker 5>I am going to do all I can to make

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<v Speaker 5>sure that she becomes a black women age woman and

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<v Speaker 5>AI and P. I know that she's going to be

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<v Speaker 5>I'll tell you what. She's black enough to be called

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<v Speaker 5>a DEI hired by inferior white man. She's black enough

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<v Speaker 5>for her for them to challenge her intellect. She's black

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<v Speaker 5>enough for them to call her promiscuous and say she

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<v Speaker 5>slept her way to the top. So if you think

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<v Speaker 5>that those things matter to you.

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<v Speaker 3>We are not the same. I'm not going to be

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<v Speaker 3>what it is you are, and I'm.

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<v Speaker 5>Not gonna have time to argue with you back and

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<v Speaker 5>forth on the internet, because unlike you, I believe I

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<v Speaker 5>am my sister's keeper.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so listen Vice Presidency ceremonial position.

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<v Speaker 2>Appointed pointed by the President. The voice you heard, however,

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<v Speaker 2>Bill Hughley posted by Joane Reid.

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<v Speaker 1>Also want to let you know that we will talk

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<v Speaker 1>about the quote unquote thousands of black men that she

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<v Speaker 1>supposedly locked up, and we will talk about what she's

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<v Speaker 1>done for black people. So stay tuned for that. But

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<v Speaker 1>right now, while we're here, I wanted to make sure

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<v Speaker 1>that we answered those two questions about her record as

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<v Speaker 1>a politician, what she's done as VP, because right now

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<v Speaker 1>these are specific to just the rights attacks on her. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>these are all things that we had to confirm, and

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<v Speaker 1>if it's not confirmed yet, well we'll have it for

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<v Speaker 1>you in the second half of the show.

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<v Speaker 3>Those that are able to listen.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we shift over to Time Magazine and you can

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<v Speaker 1>just google Time dot com and it'll.

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<v Speaker 3>All be there. Disgusting, by the way.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So Time Magazine has an article where they go

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<v Speaker 1>through a lot of claims that are made against Kamala

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<v Speaker 1>Harris that are shared widely on the right. And if

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<v Speaker 1>you're one of those people that comes across this, you

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<v Speaker 1>might want to re examine your algorithm because you might

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<v Speaker 1>be being served bad information. But these are fact checked

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<v Speaker 1>by Time Magazine, which is a bigger and longer standing

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<v Speaker 1>institution than they've been around before. Me and you both

0:18:06.840 --> 0:18:10.199
<v Speaker 1>born put together, right you? So they they they're not

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<v Speaker 1>playing with this. So I trust journalistically credible sources in

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<v Speaker 1>doing this show here and Q is we're the same

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<v Speaker 1>here indeed. All right, So the claim in this, according

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<v Speaker 1>to Time Magazine, the claim is that Kamala Harris got

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<v Speaker 1>her start by having an affair with a married man,

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<v Speaker 1>California politician Willie Brown, and this is what kind of

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<v Speaker 1>led that guy on Fox News to say she was

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<v Speaker 1>the original hawk to a girl, which is that's just.

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<v Speaker 3>A mess thing to say.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, when we look at she's she's older than we are,

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<v Speaker 1>so we look at her and we no matter what,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll have a degree of reverence for her. That's just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of how it works around here. That was foul

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<v Speaker 1>for him to say that, But it doesn't matter how

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<v Speaker 1>I feel. The facts are that again, it's from Time magazine.

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<v Speaker 1>This is missing some important context. Brown was separated from

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<v Speaker 1>his wife during the relationship, which was not a secret.

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<v Speaker 1>Brown ninety is a former mayor of San Francisco who

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<v Speaker 1>was serving as Speaker of the California State Assembly in

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<v Speaker 1>the nineteen nineties when he and Harris were in a relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>Not sleeping or way to this up. They were in

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<v Speaker 1>a relationship. Brown had separated from his wife in nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>eighty two.

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<v Speaker 2>Their relationship was in the nineteen nineties. He got separated

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<v Speaker 2>eight years prior to nineteen ninety.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, He.

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<v Speaker 1>Wrote that he supported Harris's first race to be San

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<v Speaker 1>Francisco District Attorney, just as he had supported a long

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<v Speaker 1>list of other California politicians, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,

0:19:32.400 --> 0:19:37.320
<v Speaker 1>former Senator Diane Feinstein and Governor Gavin Newsom. Harris fifty nine,

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<v Speaker 1>was state attorney general from twenty eleven to twenty seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>and served in the Senate from twenty seventeen until twenty one,

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<v Speaker 1>when she became Vice president. She has been married to

0:19:45.880 --> 0:19:49.720
<v Speaker 1>Doug m Hoff since twenty fourteen. Harris's critics have used

0:19:49.880 --> 0:19:53.160
<v Speaker 1>the past relationship to question her qualifications as Fox News

0:19:53.240 --> 0:19:57.919
<v Speaker 1>personality to Tommy Lauren, Tommy Lauren, Tommy Lawn, that's what

0:19:57.920 --> 0:20:02.080
<v Speaker 1>I thought, Okay, when did when she wrote on social

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<v Speaker 1>media in twenty nineteen, quote, Kamala, did you fight for

0:20:05.000 --> 0:20:07.040
<v Speaker 1>ideals or did you sleep your way to the top

0:20:07.080 --> 0:20:10.480
<v Speaker 1>with Willy Brown unquote? Lauren later apologized for the comment.

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<v Speaker 1>Trump and some of his supporters have also highlighted the

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<v Speaker 1>nearly three decade old relationship in recent attacks on Harris.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to add one more thing here, which is

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<v Speaker 1>that we saw the appointments that Willie Brown quote unquote

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<v Speaker 1>gave her to advance her career, and everything that was

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<v Speaker 1>reported on this is simply her being appointed to committees

0:20:34.200 --> 0:20:36.320
<v Speaker 1>because that was the job that she did and she

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<v Speaker 1>had the qualifications to do that job. Now I want

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<v Speaker 1>to add one last thing here, because this is particular

0:20:41.280 --> 0:20:46.840
<v Speaker 1>insulting for all women. People date who's close to them.

0:20:47.119 --> 0:20:51.000
<v Speaker 1>The number one predictor of success in a relationship is proximity.

0:20:51.040 --> 0:20:52.920
<v Speaker 1>And you tend to be close to people that share

0:20:52.960 --> 0:20:55.720
<v Speaker 1>your passion, share your work, share your work schedule, and

0:20:55.800 --> 0:20:58.320
<v Speaker 1>are generally speaking more or less around the same age

0:20:58.440 --> 0:21:02.080
<v Speaker 1>and have the same sort of viability, right, And so

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<v Speaker 1>dating people in the workplace is not uncommon. She didn't

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<v Speaker 1>advance her career. She got committee positions. I think two

0:21:07.400 --> 0:21:11.200
<v Speaker 1>of those, and that's it. So this narrative is hurtful

0:21:11.240 --> 0:21:13.240
<v Speaker 1>and gross and foul. I got to get through these

0:21:13.320 --> 0:21:17.240
<v Speaker 1>last couple real quick. Another claim is that Harris is

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<v Speaker 1>not an American citizen and therefore cannot serve as commander

0:21:19.960 --> 0:21:22.159
<v Speaker 1>in chief, and the facts is completely false. Harris is

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<v Speaker 1>a natural born US citizen. She was born in October twenty,

0:21:24.440 --> 0:21:27.960
<v Speaker 1>nineteen sixty four, in Oaktown, according to a copy of

0:21:27.960 --> 0:21:30.600
<v Speaker 1>her birth certificate obtained by the Associate Press. Another claim,

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<v Speaker 1>an inside addition clip of television hosts Montell Williams holding

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<v Speaker 1>hands with Harris and another woman is proof that Harris

0:21:37.760 --> 0:21:42.040
<v Speaker 1>was his quote side piece. The facts the clip shows

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<v Speaker 1>Montel with Harris and his daughter, Ashley Williams. Harris and

0:21:48.200 --> 0:21:53.440
<v Speaker 1>Williams and Montell, Williams's daughter were in the photo together,

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<v Speaker 1>and people, it just looks because he's holding both of

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<v Speaker 1>their hands.

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<v Speaker 3>It looks because his.

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<v Speaker 1>Daughter is like kind of tall and so people.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, she's an adult.

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<v Speaker 2>He's with two adult women that he loves, his daughter,

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<v Speaker 2>the other one was the person he was in a

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<v Speaker 2>relationship with at the time.

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<v Speaker 1>And then there's also other things, you know, please check

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<v Speaker 1>out the article, but there's like all kinds of stuff

0:22:13.840 --> 0:22:16.720
<v Speaker 1>floating around online where it makes her look like she's unintelligent.

0:22:16.800 --> 0:22:20.040
<v Speaker 1>She's like rambling on about things like she doesn't know

0:22:20.040 --> 0:22:24.400
<v Speaker 1>what she's talking about. Those are edited. There's a ton

0:22:24.440 --> 0:22:27.040
<v Speaker 1>of gripes associated with this. I'm short on time here,

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<v Speaker 1>but a lot of these Republican attacks on Kamala Harris

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<v Speaker 1>are entirely fabricated, and they're not based in a morally

0:22:38.280 --> 0:22:41.800
<v Speaker 1>just reality or indeed reality period. And that's just the

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<v Speaker 1>people in the middle.

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<v Speaker 2>Acting in good faith and just a point of clarification.

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<v Speaker 2>When I said oak Town, I'm in Oakland, California, California,

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<v Speaker 2>I say there it is, So we're going to be back,

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<v Speaker 2>obviously with more because the black attack is real and

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<v Speaker 2>we definitely have to talk about that too,